Atmospheric fronts in current and future climates

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 41, Issue 21, 2014, Pages 7642-7650

  Catto, J L ^a   Nicholls, N ^a   Jakob, C ^a   Shelton, K L ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

climate models; CMIP5; Fronts; RCP; storm tracks

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; STORMS; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

CMIP5; COUPLED MODEL INTERCOMPARISON PROJECT; DAY-TO-DAY VARIABILITY; FRONTS; HISTORICAL SIMULATION; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; RCP; STORM TRACK;

CLIMATE MODELS;

AIR MASS; ALTITUDE; ATMOSPHERIC FRONT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; CLIMATE PREDICTION; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; SIMULATION;

EID: 84912072679     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: 19448007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014GL061943     Document Type: Article

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